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Mesocapromys angelcabrerai (Cabrera's hutia)

Wikipedia Abstract

Cabrera's hutia (Mesocapromys angelcabrerai) is a species of rodent in the family Capromyidae. It is endemic to Cuba. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Mesocapromys angelcabrerai

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Mesocapromys angelcabrerai

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
56
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 8.95
EDGE Score: 4.38
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Attributes

Forages - Scansorial [1]  100 %

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Cayos de Ana Maria Wildlife Refuge 47192 Cuba      

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0